Gretchen Sandvig

“The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock—shock is a worn-out word—but astonish.”
― Terry Southern

“Body and soul, let's all go / transformed into arrows! / Piercing the air / body and soul, let's go / with no turning back.”
― Ko Un

“Isn't joy worth the effort of trust?”
― Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

“Isn’t it here? The wonder? Why do I spend so much of my living hours struggling to see it? Do we truly stumble so blind that we must be affronted with blinding magnificence for our blurry soul-sight to recognize grandeur? The very same surging magnificence that cascades over our every day here. Who has time or eyes to notice?”
― Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are